पञ्चाङ्ग — Shimla, Himachal Pradesh · September 5, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.41 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन।

बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।2.41।।
"2.41 By its means, the straying intellect becomes steadied in the contemplation of one object only; whereas the minds of the irresolute stray into bypaths innumerable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.54°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra283.67°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.97°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha130.25°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.27°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra107.88°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani335.59°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1

Shimla, Himachal Pradesh — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:19 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 40 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 19 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:54 – 12:45
Vijaya Muhūrta14:26 – 15:17
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:54 – 00:45

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:19
Yamaganda15:30 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla07:34 – 09:09
Varjyam06:31 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:59 – 07:34 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:34 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:09 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:19 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:19 – 13:55 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:55 – 15:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:30 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:40 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:30 – 22:55 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:55 – 00:19 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:19 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:09 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:34 – 05:59 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 31.1048°
Longitude: 77.1734°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872458.27
Julian Day2460923.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.17°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2117°), declination 6.77°, EoT 1.85 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)